diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
index 62e6bf1f50b1..d7e4e18ec3df 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int ring_desc_ring_alloc(struct pic32_sqi *sqi)
 	/* allocate coherent DMAable memory for hardware buffer descriptors. */
 	sqi->bd = dma_zalloc_coherent(&sqi->master->dev,
 				      sizeof(*bd) * PESQI_BD_COUNT,
-				      &sqi->bd_dma, GFP_DMA32);
+				      &sqi->bd_dma, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sqi->bd) {
 		dev_err(&sqi->master->dev, "failed allocating dma buffer\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;